Daily Archives: 28.09.2017

In August the global pig iron output increased by 2.6% YoY, to 102,472 million tons. According to World Steel Association, China is leading with 62.608 million tons, up by 4% YoY. Ukraine is on the 9th position with 1.79 million tons, followed by Taiwan with 1.25 million tons and preceded by the USA with 1.86…

Moody’s has improved from Stable to Positive the outlook for Rusal. The company corporate rating remained on Ba3 level. “Our decision to change the Rusal outlook is connected with the decrease of borrowed money early in the year on the background of the profit increase as the prices for aluminum improved”, the agency said. In…

Russian gold producer GV Gold is negotiating acquisition of Zoloto Kamchatki from multi-industry holding Renova Group of businessman Viktor Vekselberg. Some sources say that the deal may be announced soon. Another source said that GV Gold was exploring various M&A options and Zoloto Kamchatki was among six gold companies under consideration, including Lenzoloto, a part…

Exploration and development company Chaarat Gold is planning to speed up the timeline at its Tulkubash mine in the Kyrgyz Republic following an improvement in the backdrop for miners in the country. “The improving climate in the country for mining companies has been demonstrated not only by the recent license agreement signed by the Kyrgyz…

In August Russia produced 5.6 million tons of steel, down by 5% YoY (5.585 million tons in July). In 8 months steel output totaled 46.535 million tons, down by 1% YoY. Ukraine in August decreased steel output by 5.5% YoY, to 1.8 million tons (1.81 million tons in July), with 14.114 million tons produced in…

Uzbekistan signed a contract on supply of uranium to the United States. The contract is designed for 7 years and its cost exceeds $300 million. “It is a long-term contract. This is very important and significant. The total value of the contract exceeds $300 million,” said Elyor Ganiev the Minister of Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan.…

The arbitrary court of the Altai region has dismissed the Zoloto Kuryi LLC insolvency proceedings, as the claimant – Trud LLC – has revoked its claim. In April the court granted Trud LLC the right to recover 80.5 million rubles of debts on loan from Zoloto Kuryi. In 2016 Zoloto Kuryi planned to resume gold…

In July, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 8.8 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant scrap valued at $7.8 million, up 2.2-fold MoM and by 4.8% YoY, as well as up 2.4-fold MoM, but down by 6.3% YoY respectively. In January-July Russia exported 47.3 thousand tons of scrap, up by 5.4% YoY. Revenue dropped by 0.4%,…

Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works has completed the assembly of the loading crane in the rolling shop. “The new crane with the lifting capacity of 50/12.5 tons will be transporting rolls. The cost of the machinery is 55 million rubles”, Severstal Russian Steel CEO Vadim Germanov said. The program to replace the cranes at CherMK…

According to Evraz, metal wares market in 2017 will hit 1.9 million tons, up by 9% YoY. In 2018 it will grow by 7%, to 2.028 million tons. In the cold-deformed rebars and VR-1 wire segments Evraz occupies some 25%. This year the group intends to produce 435 thousand tons and 102.3 thousand tons respectively.…

Bekart-Lipetsk LLC is starting the capacity increase project. Bekart started producing metal cord at its Lipetsk site in 2009. In 2013 the company began manufacturing steel fiber for construction. This September it was decided to increase cord capacity by 50%, to 35 thousand tons per year, and fiber – by 100%, to 40 thousand tons.…

Metallotechnika LLC, a part of Evraz, and the owner of 25.7834% of Yuzhniy Mining and Processing Works, has ceased being a shareholder of the company. Metallotechnika has sold all of its shares. As of Q2, the major shareholders of UGOK were Strettonway Traders&Consultants Limited, Acretrend Holdings Limited и Mint Data Holdings Limited (all – Cyprus),…

7 officials of the state enterprise Lvivugol have been accused of corruption by the Chervonograd local prosecutors.

Without any important reasons they have untimely filled in the declaration on income and possessions on the official site of the National agency on corruption. They have all been fined for 850 UAH each. (Ukrainian metal)

The state enterprise Yuzhnodonbasskoye No. 1 Mine Group has ordered the Makeevka Works “Fakel” the delivery of fire extinguishers valued at 2.03 million UAH. In 2017-2018 the works has to supply 600 mine extinguishers VP-8 at 2540 UAH apiece and 300 extinguishers VVSH9 at 1690 UAH apiece. On the open market such extinguishers are sold…